WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.(AP)  Firebrand GOP Rep. Allen West, whose made-for-TV rhetoric made him a prized voice of extreme conservatives, has been ousted by political newcomer Patrick Murphy, according to the state's vote count Saturday, but the incumbent was not planning to concede.

In complete but unofficial numbers, Murphy held a 2,442-vote lead in the District 18 race. His 50.4 percent of the vote was above the threshold for a recount, but West's campaign said they would press forward.

"We're simply not going to just walk away from the race until we see that the numbers add up," West campaign manager Tim Edson said.

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West's campaign insists there are many unanswered questions in the race, mostly centered in St. Lucie County, the only one of three counties in the district that Murphy won. They've expressed concern votes were counted twice and have asked to review sign-in books from the polls to ensure the number of voters matches the ballot count.

Edson said "we will absolutely take legal action" if the documentation is not made available.

"If all the votes have been counted and we see that those numbers do add up," Edson said, "then obviously the congressman will concede at that time."

Under state law, West still could contest the election if they believe misconduct or fraud might have changed its result.

In an interview Friday with television station WPEC, West said "being a member of Congress does not define who I am" and that he was not conceding because he believed the voters deserved such action.

Why isn’t Romney fighting in Ohio wher some of the counties had 108% of registered voters voting.
Even if he lost the National election he should still insist on a recount and find out why more people voted than they have registered. It is his Patriotic duty to have anyone who assisted in that fraud arrested and convicted.

It’s time to stop walking away from this disgraace.
Win or lose take the cheaters to court.

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